In terms of being short staffed what is the worst work environment you have been in?

[BoomerD]

Was on a hospital build and both elevators had to be manned nearly until opening. One guy was older and spacy and waiting to retire, not really sure what his background was...but the other guy was one of two (and then the only) operator on the job. He always looked so happy when he got to ditch the elevator and go outside and play. And then so beat down riding the damn thing up and down...

In this local, elevator operator jobs (and a couple others) are almost always just for the disabled operators trying to get pension and H&W hours. I came -> <- close to doing that after I got hurt...but the doctors finally said NO! The occasional lifting was more than my back would stand...and standing all day was more than my back or knee would stand...I've done it a few times, filling in, and it's one of the most boring fucking things I've ever done...but it pays about $25/hr...(where I made $35+) so it's still MUCH better than unemployment...

 

[BoomerD]

I was taking care of 3 construction projects that were 20 miles apart at the closest. I had to be in 3 different places at the same time. There was an issue at one of the jobs, and it was gonna take some time to figure out, but I had 2 other jobs I needed to be at. My data collector then decided it was a good time to lose all the data I had. I drove back to the office, broke my laptop over my Jeep, turned in my keys and cellphone, and went home. About 3 days later my boss came to my house, and gave me more money, and less work. A year and a half later I got laid off when the economy went tits up.

I couldn't do that shit again. I was burned out as it was, and all the other nonsense on top of it set me off. Life's too short for that crap.

I was working for a non-union subsidiary of Bechtel on a job in eastern Nevada one summer. (they paid me union wages and benefits in order to get me to take the job)
They also had a job in Tonopah, about 150 miles away from us. One day after work, the ironworker crew and crane operator got drunked up and tossed in jail.
The regional superintendent for the company came to me and my crew of ironworkers and asked us to bail him out...told us we could work all the overtime we wanted...and if we got the job done ahead of schedule, they'd pay us 60 hours per week for all time between our actual finish date and the projected finish date...
We busted our asses, worked 7 days per week, 12-16 hours per day, and got the job done 10 weeks early...with about 2/3 the number of hands they had originally...They let me cherry pick some of the best hands on the job to take with me.
That made for some nice paychecks when we went back to the original job...worked 60 hours there...plus another 60 hours from the emergency job...

 

[thescreensavers]

Working on at bestbuy in the computer section
Completely packed
Only me and One other guy

 

[Locut0s]

Working on at bestbuy in the computer section
Completely packed
Only me and One other guy

Not fun.

 

[brainhulk]

when i get behind, i never sweat it. i work @ a pace i am comfortable with. pt safety and my license > all.

 

[Vic Vega]

Staff of 100 engineers. 50 walk out the same day. Fun times.

 

[shortylickens]

Hynix the memory manufacturer? Do they have plants in the US?

No.

:'(

 

[sonambulo]

Work retail now.

Never have enough staff to run all departments. Corporate has asked, repeatedly, for payroll usage that is mathematically impossible. I cannot meet X dollars in projected payroll scheduling if you only give me 80% of X.

I have stopped listening to their complaints....

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

In my current job it would take me at least 200 years working full time just to get caught up on the existing stuff...and I am the only person with this job.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I drove back to the office, broke my laptop over my Jeep, turned in my keys and cellphone, and went home.

I have been very close to doing this several times over the last few weeks. I'm just biding my time, getting more training, and waiting until a good offer comes along.

 

[Locut0s]

No.

:'(

I asume you mean Yes you worked for Hynix but No they don't have plants in the US. Where did you work then?

 

[Locut0s]

Staff of 100 engineers. 50 walk out the same day. Fun times.

What caused this?

 

[gophins72]

the worst environment i was in was when all the competent people left, quit, or got laid off and were replaced by incompetent but cheap workers which effectively made the environment short staffed but not undermanned.

 

[Locut0s]

the worst environment i was in was when all the competent people left, quit, or got laid off and were replaced by incompetent but cheap workers which effectively made the environment short staffed but not undermanned.

What was the job?

 

[gophins72]

it was an engineering gig.

 

[Locut0s]

it was an engineering gig.

What were your responsibilities? I'm not familiar with engineering in terms of what is involved in day to day work.

 

[sigmanova]

They'll look at you as a sucker and be very happy to have you. They'll praise your work and you personally but never pay you a penny more. I've seen it.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

this exactly.

my co-worker frequently puts 50-60 hours a week and comes in Saturdays on a salary basis just to get things done. people pile work on her all the time because they know in the end, she'll do it.

they finally gave her a promotion to be my supervisor after 4 years but they kept her exempt-salary status and moved my exempt status to hourly. not sure why they did that because I rarely do OT lol.